Exposed: Prof. Constantinos Berhe has two fake degrees By Abebe Gellaw
A lengthy Addis Voice investigation can reveal that Dr. Constantinos Berhe, a professor of public policy at the Addis Ababa University (AAU) and a key operative of the ruling TPLF-led regime, obtained...
View ArticleThe Invention of Ethnic Politics – Messay Kebede
Take a random group of Ethiopians as you find them in any public place. You will never hear them defining themselves by a single characteristic. If you ask one of them how a person is defined, he/she...
View ArticleJournalist Reeyot:Prisonerof conscience continuesin defiance toTPLF/EPDRF...
The recent article posted on several websites entitled ” metaram yemgebaw manew” (መታረምየሚገባውማነው) by Journalist ReeyotAlemu caught my eye http://www.abugidainfo.com/amharic/index.php/16788. Reeyot is a...
View ArticleHRW Accuses Woyane for Journalist Crackdown Ahead of Elections
A new report by Human Rights Watch accuses the Ethiopia’s government of systematically cracking down on media ahead of the May 2015 elections. The report, released Thursday, details how Ethiopia has...
View ArticleUK diplomats clash over Andargachew Tsige By (DAILY MAIL)
An explosive row has erupted between diplomats and Ministers over their reluctance to help a British man on death row in Ethiopia. A series of extraordinary emails, obtained by The Mail on Sunday,...
View ArticlePolice Brutally Attack Peaceful Protesters in Addis Ababa ahead of National...
Police brutally attacked and dispersed peaceful demonstrators in the capital Addis Ababa on Sunday as they try to protest against the ongoing government repression on opposition political parties and...
View ArticleCPJ, rights groups slam Dawit Kebede over allegations -NED cancelled Awramba...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Oakland Institute (OI) and Survival International (SI) have strongly rejected and condemned Dawit Kebede’s recent allegations against several global advocacy...
View ArticleBoycotting Ethiopian National Elections: Damn if You Do, Damn if You Don’t!...
I maintain that the upcoming elections will be a turning point for Ethiopia, not because they will result in a major change of policy subsequent to a renovation of the ruling elite but because the...
View ArticleRevisiting “Two concepts of Ethnicity” By Teodros Kiros
In November 14, 2006 I published “Two concepts of Ethnicity,” in which I argued:The recent explosion of the politics of ethnicity in modern Ethiopia calls for a re-theorizing of the idea of ethnicity...
View ArticleDr. Colin Darch responds to ambassador Tesfaye Habisso
“When you are in a hole, better to stop digging.” A note to readers: In a lengthy diatribe full of contradictions and dishonest assertions, former ambassador Tesfaye Habisso tried to defend and justify...
View ArticleEthiopia-visions of the final battle. By Yilma Bekele
We all should thank the Central Committee of Tigrai Peoples Liberation Front for making things a little clearer in our country. When election season is close the TPLF removes all pretenses and makes...
View ArticleFlashback November 2013: A Chilling Remembrance of Ethiopian Migrant Workers....
November 2014 marks the one year anniversary of Ethiopian Migrant workers’ gross human rights violation in the Middle Eastern countries by autocratic regimes particularly in Saudi Arabia. It attracted...
View ArticleEthiopia refuses to allow access to imprisoned British citizen
Ethiopia has refused to allow a delegation of parliamentarians to visit a British dissident facing the death penalty in the African country. Andy Tsege, who is the secretary-general of a banned...
View ArticleEthiopia’s stifled press By Washington Post Editorial Board
WHILE ENJOYING its status as an international development darling, Ethiopia has been chipping away at its citizens’ freedom of expression. The country now holds the shameful distinction of having the...
View ArticleAt Least 300 Migrants Missing on Mediterranean Crossing – VOA News
The United Nations refugee agency says at least 300 migrants are missing and likely dead after they tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea in inflatable boats. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees...
View ArticleCelebrating the legacy of the Ethiopian Patriots on Yekatit 12, “Ye_Sematet...
Each year on Yekatit 12, “Ye_Sematet day” equivalent to 19 February in the Gregorian calander, Ethiopians pay tribute to the patriotic heroes and innocent civilian victims perished by Italian fascist...
View ArticleSelf- Interests: The Enemies of Truth, Morality and Peace Belayneh Abate
It is the days our lives to hear individuals, leaders, rulers, and government representatives talking about self-interests. Government representatives often declare they took this or that action to...
View ArticleCongratulations Professor Tecola Hagos By Mekonnen Meshesha,
PROFESSOR TECOLA W. HAGOS AFTER FINDING OUT THAT HIS 1999 PUBLISHED HISTROCIAL DOCUMENT BECAME A COLLECTOR’S ITEM PRICED AT $2,585.58 Recently, there seems to be an increased and unexpected interest in...
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